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About Bairiya Village

Bairiya is a mid sized village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 896 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 896
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bairiya compares

By the 2011 count Bairiya is the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bairiya

Bairiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bairiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bairiya from other places

Bairiya lies about 30 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bairiya
Nearest railway station Adapur 3.6 km
Nearest town Raxaul 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Bairiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bairiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairiya village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bairiya village has 896 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairiya has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bairiya is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairiya covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairiya falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairiya is Adapur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bairiya.

Bairiya is about 30 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairiya is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 3.6 km away. Raxaul is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia Khurd (under 2 km), Bhawnari (under 2 km) and Kachorwa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bairiya today is likely to be higher.

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